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The Associated Press
01/28/12 10:54 AM
Two giant pandas on loan to a Scottish zoo have been removed from display while being treated for colic.
Edinburgh Zoo officials say female panda Tian Tian was treated by a veterinarian for the illness on Saturday, just as her male companion Yang Guang is recovering from a bout diagnosed earlier this month.
Officials say the illness is not serious, but can cause discomfort and requires medication.
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JAY LINDSAY
01/28/12 10:30 AM
Whether they got lost, sick or swam astray chasing food, 77 dolphins that beached on Cape Cod in recent weeks have died, the second time in three months New England has seen a mass of marine mammal deaths.
Now, scientists are trying to figure out why.
They're also researching whether there's any connection to a die-off this fall of 162 harbor seals, whose carcasses were found between northern Massachusetts and Maine.
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The Associated Press
01/28/12 3:01 AM
Animal advocates are warning Arizona dog owners about an often fatal disease that's on the rise this year.
The Arizona Humane Society has issued a health alert about distemper.
Distemper is a highly contagious disease that is shed in secretions of infected animals and spread by breathing.
The virus infects the lymph nodes and spreads to the blood and cell line of the respiratory, gastrointestinal and center nervous systems.
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The Associated Press
01/27/12 7:02 AM
A state appeals court has upheld a fine against an Oakland pet food chain, saying fleas are pests so a flea-prevention product the company sold should have been labeled a pesticide.
State pesticide regulators fined Pet Food Express almost $213,000 for selling the product in 2002 and 2003 without branding them as a pesticide.
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The Associated Press
01/27/12 6:09 AM
Authorities in Hall County are warning residents to be cautious about rabies after a rabid bobcat bit two dogs.
Animal control officers say the property owner went outside with a rifle and tried to scare off the bobcat, but it refused to leave and so he shot and killed it.
David Jones of the Hall County Animal Shelter says the case is somewhat unusual since most incidents of rabies in the area involve raccoons, foxes and skunks.
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JOHN MILBURN
01/27/12 3:01 AM
Residents and college faculty in northeast Kansas said Friday they were worried health and safety would be threatened if deadly pathogens escaped from a new federal research lab.
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The Associated Press
01/26/12 11:23 AM
Horses at a Southern California desert polo club have been quarantined after one of them tested positive for equine herpes and had to be euthanized.
The number of horses quarantined at Indio's Empire Polo Club hasn't been disclosed.
Equine herpes can lead to respiratory illness, neurological problems, paralysis and miscarriage. There is no vaccine.
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The Associated Press
01/26/12 3:54 AM
State officials say two illegal animals have been found in Hawaii.
The Department of Agriculture says a two-foot long snake was killed by a landscaping crew Wednesday in the Honolulu area.
Snakes are illegal because officials say they pose a serious threat to Hawaii's environment.
The department also says an illegal ferret was captured Sunday near a business in Hilo.
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The Associated Press
01/25/12 9:44 AM
An endangered Western lowland gorilla born at a South Texas zoo has met some of the family.
Officials with the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville on Tuesday allowed the infant, born Jan. 15, to join other creatures at the Gorilla Island exhibit.
Zoo officials say the mother, named Martha, and baby spent their first days separate from the group to ensure a close bond.
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The Associated Press
01/25/12 9:32 AM
California wildlife officials say canine distemper has killed seven desert kit foxes — the first cases of the disease in the wild species.
Department of Fish and Game authorities say the deaths occurred over the past two months near Blythe in eastern Riverside County. They want to know whether the deaths are isolated or the disease is more widespread.
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